Loose-leaf binder.



H', MILLER. LOOSE LEAF BINDER. APPLICATION FILED MAILZV, 1910.

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HENRY encantan., oEMILWnuKEn'wrscensrN, AssIeNon. 'ro n. o, MILLER. do., oF

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To all whom it mayc-oncm': e l "l Be it known that I, HENRY new and useful` Improvements in Loose-Leaf Binders and I do herebydeclare' that the follwing is a" full, clear, and exact des'crip''-'- the claims of this specification, itsohject` being to provide `for economical'construction of slrnple, durable and efficient temporary y and permanent locking loose-leaf 'binders that are especially'designed for typewritten records, each binder being; constructed to providefor 'ready removal and insertion of` leaves at either side ofsame prior to permanent locking. y

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a lan view partly Vin horizontal section of a inder-frame of my improved construction;

Fig. 2, an elevation of the same having parts thereof broken away and in section, one of a pair of post-securing rods being omitted and a lockingrod key shown. in this view engaging the other of saidrods; Figs. 3, 4, 5 6 and 7 transverse sectional views respectively indicated by lines 3-3, JL- 4, 5-5,- 6-6 and 7--7` in Fig. 2, and Fig. 8, an elevation of a locking rodand'a portion of a` key engaged therewith. s y The improved loose-leaf binderfframe comprises a air of bar-members, a plurality of post-mem ers, and means for holding the bar-members in engagement with the endsi of the post-members, all of the various 'parts of said frame being preferably 'of steel. The

, major portion of each bar4 member results,

from sha ingfand folding a primarily'flat strip to orma sleeve v9 and a flat'ledge 10 from which the sleevefis preferably offset, the fold being secured by riveting or other suitable means. u 3

At. suitable intervals .of its length the V sleeve 9'of each of the frame bars is cutaway yto provide for clearance of the ends of the posts 1l of saidframe, these posts being preferably curved. rigidly'secured on each frame barare clips 12, each clip bein shaped to conform to the contour of the re ative bar and to provide l o. Mamas .citizen of theUnited States, and resident of Milwaukee, inthe county of Milwaukee and "j State of" Wisconsin, have invented certain 1,'

Riveted or otherwise.

y `Spe.e r:ati-on cifletters Patent. 'Patented Aug, 16,l 1910. ,V Applieanon man Marche, 19in. .serial No. 546,931.

ian? interruption of the slee-ve portion of sembled, and, ad'acent to their ends, said posts are provide with eyes through which to pass securing rods of which two' forms `la 'and 15 are herein shown. 4 f

able distance and a sleeve-clip 16 substituted, flanges ofthis clip 'bein' Ariveted or other wise rigidly` secured on same bar. The sleeve portion of each `of y theclips 16 is of A ofthe sleeve ortion 9 of therelative frame a post-securing rod that'has snug fit in said sleeve portion of said bar, and the key/shank 1s provided with a ,bayonet"slot 18 for engagement with a stud-19 with' which-said rod 1s provided adjacent to its outer end, the stud being 'preferably obtained `by' a end of each rod is preferably .pointed and the sleeve'portion of each of the frame bars `is preferably shaped! to form a tapered socllrlet for said end of the rod engaged therewit At any convenient point, longitudinally thereof, the sleeve portion 9 of each frame bar is notched to provide clearance for the btherwise rigidly secured to the ledge por'- ing laterally extended, and each of the postgaging seat. The engagement .of a latch rod .is pushed home in a sleeve ortion of the'frame bar tov which the latch 1s secured.' The rod'lli'is shown 'as-having an angular notch, 21u-"as the latch-seat therein, .and the rod 15 is'shown provided with an annulailatch-seat 22. Hence it will be understood that rods similar to-.the one '14 rnay be but when. rods similarvv to the one 15 are caught by said 'latches they are permanently held in the bars of the binder-frame.l Y Y Rods similar to the one M areemploye'd posts of the binder-frame while rods similar to the one 15 are employed for permanent,y

a socket 13that registers with a post-clear ,free end lof a,springlatch 2O riveted or` tion l0 of said bar, said end ofthe' latch be- 5 "locking of said bars to said posts, 'a key` .said bar. The ends of the osts 1l engage the sockets 13 'when the bin er-frame isas- The-sleeve portion 9, of each bar is out Y away, back of one end of'said har,"for a suitf e ledge 10 of the greater diameter `than that4 `7()V bar to provi e sutlicient clearance for the .tubnlar shank 17 of va key engageahle with swaging operation upon the rod. .The inner I y l 'S0 securing rods is provided with a latch-en#` l 'with a seat in a rod is-automatic when said .l

turned to raise and clear relative latches 20,

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for temporary locking of the bars to the A y similar to the one herein specified being eml ployed to manipulate rods of .either form. The aforesaid keybeinof engaged with a rod of either form, and the stud of the rod caught inthe transverse' portion of the bayonet-slot with which the key-shank is provided," said rod may be pushed home in the sleeve-portion ofV a bar of the binderframe and vautomatically locked by irrea'ns of the latch With Which said bar is provided,

after which said key is slightly turned` to permit of its ready Withdrawal. To Withdraw .a' temporary 1locking rod, the key is caughtthereon, the rod turned to clear its.

latch and then Withdrawn With said key, the operation being simple and expeditibus. When temporary locking rods are employed either bar of the binder-frame may befdetached from the posts of said frame to permit of loose record leaves (not shown) b'eing put on or'taken 0H said posts, the permanent locking rods being employed when the binder is filled with records. Insome instances, especially for demonstrating purposes, each temporary Alocking rodof the binder may have a cranked end,

as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, to. for` employing a key obviat-e the necessity for the manipulation of'said rod.4

I claim: l

l. In a loose-leaf binder, a bar having a sleeve portion, posts with Which the sleeve of the bar engages, a rod engageable with the sleeve'and p'osts therein, and aspringlatch on said barfengageable through said sleeve With a seat provided in the rod,V

2.`In a loose-leaf binder, a pair of bars veach having a sleeve portion, posts With which the lsleeves of the tais engage, rods engageable with the sleeves and posts therein, and spring-latches on said bars engageable through the sleeves thereof with seats providedin the rods. In a loose-leaf binder, a bar having a sleeve portion, posts With Whichpthe sleeve of the bar has primary detachable engagement, interchangeable rods engagcable with the sleeve and posts therein, one of the rods being provided With an angular seat and the other With an annular seat, and aspringlatch on the bar engageable through, the sleeve thereof With the seat of either of said rods employed to connect said bar and the posts therein. A

4f. In a. loose-leaf binder.,l a pair of bars each having a sleeve portion, lposts with which the sleeves of the bars have primary detachable engagement, interchangeable rods engageable with each sleeve and posts therein, one of the rods being provided with an angular seat and the other-With an an# nular seat, and spring-latches on the bars engageable throughv the sleeves thereof with seatsof the rods employed to connect said bars and the posts therein.

eeigsas 5. In a loose-leaf binder, a bar having a sleeve portion, posts Witlrwhich the sleeve of the bar engages, a rod engageable With the sleeve and posts therein and fashioned at one end for the engagement of a'mani ulating key,-and a spring-latch on said ar engageable through the sleeve thereof with a seat provided inthe rod;

6. In a loose-leaf binder, a bar havin'g a sleeve portion, posts With which the sleeve ofthe barengages, a sleeve and post con necting rod provided with a stud and seat, and a spring-latch on said bar engageable through the sleeve thereof With the seat in the rod, the stud of said rod being adjacent .to one end of the same for engagementwith a manipulating key.

7 In a loose-leaf binder, a bar having a sleeve portion, a spring-latch in connection with the bar and extending into the sleeve of same, `posts With which the sleeve of the bar engages, and a rod engageable with the sleeve, posts andlatch against Withdrawal independent of a key by which to manipu late the rod clear of said latch, said rod being fashioned at one end for engagement With the key.

8. In a loose-leaf binder, a. bar having a sleeve portion, a spring-latch in connection With the bar and extending into the sleeve of same, postsfwith which the sleeve of the ban. engages, a rod engageable With the sleeve, posts and latch; and a stud on the rod, the stud being for engagement with a bayonet-slot in a tubular key shank that has slip it on one end of said rod to provide for manipulation of the same for clearance of said latch, posts and sleeve.

49. In a loose-leaf binder, a bar having a sleeve portion provided With sockets in register with apertures therein, posts that extend throughthe apertures into the sockets,

a rod engageable with the sleeve and posts,

and al spring-latch in connection With said bar for engagement through thc sleeve of the same with a seat provided in the rod.

l0. In a loose-leaf binder, a pair of bars each having a sleeve-portion provided With sockets in register With apertures therein, posts that extend through the apertures into Athe sockets of each bar, rods engagcable with diameter thanthe sleeve aforesaid of which it constitutes an extension,' and a notchengaging springdateh attached vto the ledge of the han l2, In a loose-leaf binder a pair ofhars each having sleeve and ledge portions, the sleeve portion being of less length thanthe ledge portion and out away at intervals of' its length to provide post clearance and a notch; bar-e1nhraeinge1ips provided with post-sockets in register With the post-clear ance interruptions of the sleeve, another bareinbraeing. clip having` a sleeveportion of y greater diameter thanthe sleeve aforesaid of which 1t constitutes an extension; and a notch-engaging spring-latch attached to the 15 ledge of the bar.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wis consin in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY C. MILLER.l

Witnesses: V. E. GETCHE JUsTUs CAHN. 4 

